Former Dolphins FB Ron Konrad Recounts 16-Hour Swim To Shore After Boating Accident

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  1. DaBears22

    DaBears22 Matt Forte = future MVP Staff Member

    The former NFL fullback entered the room with a wobble in his walk, and needed assistance climbing a podium so he could face a media throng and discuss his death-defying 16-hour swim to shore.

    Rob Konrad sipped from a bottle of water, his efforts to rehydrate ongoing four days after the episode. His wife sat at his side rubbing his leg in support, and tears welled in their eyes as he spoke Monday.


    "Happy to be here," he began with a wry smile.

    "I shouldn't be here," he said later, his voice cracking.

    The 38-year-old Konrad's escape was a testament to willpower and world-class athleticism. The first reports of his adventure last week received worldwide attention.

    ESPN
     
    DaBears22, Jan 12, 2015
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  2. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    Why not just climb back in the boat?

    Seriously though, I'm not sure I'm really buying it...
     
    86WARD, Jan 12, 2015
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  3. Diesel44

    Diesel44 Serial Killer

    sounds like shirt to me too! only reason he could not get back on the boat maybe is if it was running.
    a 9 mile swim in the water would be hard for phelps to do,much less a man in his 30s.think about all the sharks he'd have to dodge and hypothermia too!
     
    Diesel44, Jan 13, 2015
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  4. CaptainStubing

    CaptainStubing Gave her a Dirty Sanchez

    The article I read said he had the boat on autopilot and was by himself. Therefore, when he fell out, the boat kept going and he was stranded.
     
    CaptainStubing, Jan 13, 2015
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  5. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    That's what I was thinking...that's hard for a professional swimmer to do. Not to mention what salt water might do to a guy swimming in ocean currents?
     
    86WARD, Jan 13, 2015
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  6. Diesel44

    Diesel44 Serial Killer

    i guess the people down there are taking him at his word,but it still sounds like total bullshirt to me.
     
    Diesel44, Jan 14, 2015
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  7. CaptainStubing

    CaptainStubing Gave her a Dirty Sanchez

    Looking for a book deal?
     
    CaptainStubing, Jan 14, 2015
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